01-11-2016, 06:01 PM
(01-11-2016, 05:52 PM)I\mBFritz21 Wrote: P
Burfict turned his head so he wouldn't go helmet-to-helmet with Brown, yet somehow they still threw a flag.
Porter wasn't allowed on the field, so if he wasn't on the field, how did Jones shove him from the middle of the field?
Watch the video of Burfict closely. His helmet DID hit Brown before his shoulder did. Watch the angle at that is shown at the 0:17 second mark.
http://youtu.be/-tfLncD3pGM
Porter should have been flagged. But that doesn't excuse anyone from shoving him from behind, especially if he had to travel several yards to do it. But that was Gilberry. Jones wasn't flagged for shoving Porter. He was flagged for shoving a ref. Gilberry's shove of Porter went uncalled, as did Burfict's shove of a Steeler trainer.
But no matter who did what, they are responsible for their own actions. Porter getting away with being out there does not excuse them from any wrongdoings they themselves commit.
By the way: the rule prohibiting coaches on the field is written in such a way that the refs have the authority to allow non-players and non-trainers on the field during a time out. They are not bound to calling penalties in that situation - they can use their own discretion.
